Photos by Kara Raeth | CatchMark
On a moderate day of boys basketball action Tuesday, Dec. 13, Montague remained unbeaten and Whitehall suffered its first loss of the young season.
The rivals will be squaring off Thursday night at Whitehall, where CatchMark SportsNet will produce a free livestream of the West Michigan Conference Game of the Week. Here is the YouTube for it:
Here are details from WMC boys and girls basketball games played on Dec. 13:
BOYS BASKETBALL
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
MONTAGUE 47, FRUITPORT 39: Host Montague outscored Fruitport 18-9 in the first quarter and built a 35-21 halftime lead en route to this nonleague victory, which keeps the Wildcats unbeaten on the young season.
Montague leaders:
Isaiah Atchison 15 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks
Owen Raeth 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 steals
Braeden Johnston 6 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Fruitport leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Montague 3-0 (1-0 WMC Lakes)
Fruitport 1-2 (0-0 OK Blue)
Next games:
Montague at Whitehall, Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. (CatchMark SportsNet Game of the Week)
Western Michigan Christian at Fruitport, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
SPARTA 81, WHITEHALL 68: Whitehall suffered its first loss of the season in a nonleague matchup at Sparta, where the Spartans’ Jax Wilson poured in 44 points and his team shot 57 percent from the floor.
Whitehall leaders:
Camden Thompson 19 points, 12 rebounds, 5 steals, 2 blocks
Kal Koehler 13 points, 6 rebounds
Jack Houtteman 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals
Nate Bolley 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Jack McDowell 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals
Sparta leader:
Jax Wilson 44 points
Records:
Whitehall 2-1 (0-0 WMC Lakes)
Sparta 1-0 (0-0 OK Blue)
Next games:
Montague at Whitehall, Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. (CatchMark SportsNet Game of the Week)
Sparta at Grand Rapids Northview, Friday, Dec. 16, 7:15 p.m.
GRANT 59, HOLTON 20: Visiting Grant built a 39-14 halftime lead and cruised to the nonconference victory.
Holton leaders:
Brodrick Fialek 9 points, 7 rebounds
Chase Albright 7 rebounds
Grant leaders:
Oakley Obernauf 13 points
Austin Whitney 10 points
Lucas Swanson 9 points
Records:
Holton 0-3 (0-0 WMC Rivers)
Grant 3-1 (1-0 CSAA)
Next games:
Mason County Central at Holton, Thursday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m.
Grant at Reed City, Friday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TUESDAY, DEC. 13
LUDINGTON 49, MONTAGUE 18: Shorthanded Montague could not keep up with host Ludington in this battle of teams that entered unbeaten in the WMC Lakes Division in the early going.
Ludington leaders:
Keelyn Laird 14 points
Olivia Lynn 10 points
Emma McKinley 8 points
Annie Kline 8 points
Montague leaders:
Ella King 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
Emma Peterson 5 points, 4 rebounds
Records:
Ludington 4-2 (3-0 WMC Lakes)
Montague 3-2 (2-1 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Ludington at Whitehall, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Fremont at Montague, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
OAKRIDGE 43, FREMONT 29: Host Oakridge led 19-16 at halftime, extended the lead to 24-18 through three quarters and pulled away in the fourth in this WMC Lakes Division matchup.
Oakridge leaders:
Anna Lundquist 14 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, 5 blocks
Destyni Lane 13 points, 8 steals, 4 rebounds, 3 assists
Mallori Whipple 7 points, 3 steals, 3 assists
Fremont leaders:
Olivia Hansen 6 points
Khaila Noordyk 10 rebounds
Records:
Oakridge 2-2 (1-2 WMC Lakes)
Fremont 1-4 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Oakridge at Orchard View, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Fremont at Montague, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
WHITEHALL 47, MANISTEE 41: Host Whitehall rallied from a 23-14 halftime deficit by outscoring Manistee by seven in each of the third and fourth quarters in this WMC Lakes contest.
Whitehall leaders:
Lola Buckner 16 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals
Autumn Ferris 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
Hailey Carnes 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Ashley TenBrink 6 points, 4 rebounds
Lucy Zamojcin 6 points, 7 rebounds
Manistee leaders:
Libby McCarthy 19 points, 8 rebounds
Lacey Zimmerman 6 points, 7 rebounds
Mariah Bialik 6 points
Allison Kelley 7 rebounds
Records:
Whitehall 2-2 (1-1 WMC Lakes)
Manistee 3-3 (2-1 WMC Lakes)
Next games:
Ludington at Whitehall, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Ravenna at Manistee, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
HART 63, RAVENNA 15: Visiting Hart showed no ill-effects of a week off in a runaway win over Ravenna, forcing turnovers early and scoring 30 first-quarter points.
Hart leaders:
Addi Hovey 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals
Abby Hicks 14 points, 11 steals, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Mariana VanAgtmael 8 points
Ravenna leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Hart 3-0 (2-0 WMC Rivers)
Ravenna 2-2 (1-1 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
North Muskegon at Hart, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Ravenna at Mason County Central, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
SHELBY 41, NORTH MUSKEGON 29: Host Shelby forced early turnovers that led to a 14-6 first-quarter lead and the Tigers never looked back in this WMC Rivers matchup.
Shelby leaders:
Kendall Zaverl 17 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals
Molli Schultz 10 points
Claire Gowell 6 points, 3 rebounds
North Muskegon leaders:
Grace Philpot 12 points
Francine Vinson 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
Kaylee Martin 5 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists
Abbie Wiegers 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Records:
Shelby 3-2 (2-1 WMC Rivers)
North Muskegon 1-3 (1-2 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
Hesperia at Shelby, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
North Muskegon at Hart, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
HOLTON 57, HESPERIA 12: Holton coach BJ Jordan said that these teams began a new tradition Tuesday night – “The Battle of M-120.” A trophy was made that will go to the winner of this now-WMC Rivers rivalry matchup.
Holton leaders:
Ryann Robins 20 points, 12 rebounds, 3 steals
Abbie Fowler 11 points, 8 steals, 5 assists
Layla Cannady 12 points
Hesperia leaders:
Grace Weberg 4 points
Samy Logana 4 points, 2 assists
Alana Nadjkovic 6 rebounds
Records:
Holton 2-3 (1-2 WMC Rivers)
Hesperia 1-5 (0-2 WMC Rivers)
Next games:
Holton at Muskegon Catholic Central, Thursday, Dec. 15, 6 p.m.
Hesperia at Shelby, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
MASON COUNTY CENTRAL 57, WHITE CLOUD 18: Visiting Mason County Central held White Cloud to five or fewer points in each of the four quarters and built a 30-8 halftime lead in this nonleague matchup.
MCC leaders:
Wren Nelson 11 points, 10 rebounds
Grace Weinert 11 points, 4 steals
Evangeline Hradel 9 points
Peyton Welch 8 points
Mallory Miller 7 assists, 5 steals
White Cloud leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Mason County Central 4-0 (2-0 WMC Rivers)
White Cloud 4-1 (1-0 CSAA)
Next games:
Ravenna at Mason County Central, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Central Montcalm at White Cloud, Friday, Dec. 16, 6 p.m.
FRUITPORT 36, ORCHARD VIEW 25: Host Fruitport rode a 17-3 second-quarter scoring advantage to a nonconference victory over Orchard View.
Orchard View leaders:
Cambrie Hardy 12 points, 5 rebounds
Elizabeth Estelle 5 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
CyNiah McKenzie 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 1 block
Payton Bleich 5 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals
J’La Childers 4 rebounds, 3 blocks
Mia Martin 4 rebounds, 3 blocks
Fruitport leaders:
No stats submitted
Records:
Orchard View 0-5 (0-2 WMC Lakes)
Fruitport 3-2 (1-0 OK Blue)
Next games:
Oakridge at Orchard View, Friday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.
Whitehall at Fruitport, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m.
